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Applied art of rationality: Richard Feynman steelmanning his mother’s concerns
Shmi
Jun 4, 2013, 5:31 PM
13
points
26
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: Board games
Nisan
Jun 4, 2013, 4:21 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Other prespective on resolving the Prisoner’s dilemma
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2013, 4:13 PM
17
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why economics is not a morality tale
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2013, 3:20 PM
11
points
55
comments
1
min read
LW
link
David Brooks from the NY Times writes on earning-to-give
AnthonyC
Jun 4, 2013, 3:15 PM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
2013 June-August Life Hacks Thread
diegocaleiro
Jun 4, 2013, 2:29 PM
12
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument
JonahS
Jun 4, 2013, 3:32 AM
35
points
87
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Quantifying and Measuring for Self-Experimentation
[deleted]
Jun 3, 2013, 6:05 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Use of Many Independent Lines of Evidence: The Basel Problem
JonahS
Jun 3, 2013, 4:42 AM
38
points
44
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Does model theory [psychology] predict anything? (book: “How We Reason” (2009))
Jonathan_Graehl
Jun 3, 2013, 3:11 AM
4
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes June 2013
Thomas
Jun 3, 2013, 3:08 AM
5
points
792
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Bratislava Meetup IV.
Viliam_Bur
Jun 2, 2013, 8:11 PM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Risques existentiels en Français
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 2, 2013, 5:19 PM
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How much was creating Google worth?
JonahS
Jun 2, 2013, 4:56 AM
1
point
48
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Earning to Give vs. Altruistic Career Choice Revisited
JonahS
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
48
points
153
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Reductionism sequence now available in audio format
Rick_from_Castify
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
31
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, June 2-15, 2013
TimS
Jun 2, 2013, 2:22 AM
9
points
436
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Karma as Money
diegocaleiro
Jun 2, 2013, 1:46 AM
−3
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
June 2013 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Jun 1, 2013, 11:37 PM
8
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Two Weeks of Meditation can Reduce Mind Wandering and Improve Mental Performance.
fowlertm
Jun 1, 2013, 9:58 AM
21
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A disclaimer about my effective philanthropy posts (in connection with astronomical waste)
JonahS
Jun 1, 2013, 2:00 AM
19
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Jaan Tallinn: A Skype founder on biomonitors, existential risk and simulated realities
Kevin
Jun 1, 2013, 12:52 AM
11
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A World War I example showing the danger of deceiving your own side
James_Miller
Jun 1, 2013, 12:00 AM
2
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Will the world’s elites navigate the creation of AI just fine?
lukeprog
May 31, 2013, 6:49 PM
36
points
266
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[link] Join Wall Street. Save the World
Pablo
May 31, 2013, 4:49 PM
38
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Great big ocean waves in an even bigger blank spot
NancyLebovitz
May 31, 2013, 4:46 PM
16
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
May 31, 2013, 3:19 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Optimizing for attractiveness
MrMind
May 31, 2013, 9:14 AM
17
points
225
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : [Moscow] Rational choice
Yuu
May 31, 2013, 6:08 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Curriculum suggestions for someone looking to teach themselves contemporary philosophy
quanticle
May 31, 2013, 4:20 AM
13
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Paucity of Elites Online
JonahS
May 31, 2013, 1:35 AM
40
points
42
comments
3
min read
LW
link
“disfluency” research
Jonathan_Graehl
May 30, 2013, 9:33 PM
17
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Brussels meetup with Cat
Axel
May 30, 2013, 8:25 PM
3
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : LW Vienna Meetup #3
Ratcourse
May 30, 2013, 6:02 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
does imagining +singularity cause depression?
Jonathan_Graehl
May 30, 2013, 4:51 PM
−18
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Finding interesting communities
Error
May 30, 2013, 3:31 PM
19
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup :
[deleted]
May 30, 2013, 8:10 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Helsinki meetup with CatM (CFAR instructor) as special guest star
Kaj_Sotala
May 30, 2013, 7:21 AM
5
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Rational Investor, Part I
wubbles
May 30, 2013, 12:32 AM
−2
points
29
comments
3
min read
LW
link
To become more rational, rinse your left ear with cold water
dvasya
May 29, 2013, 11:32 PM
4
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Stats Advice on a New N-back Game
Antisuji
May 29, 2013, 9:44 PM
7
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : [Boston] The Science Of Happiness
ModusPonies
May 29, 2013, 8:04 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] SMBC on human and alien values
Shmi
May 29, 2013, 3:14 PM
5
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Who thinks quantum computing will be necessary for AI?
ChrisHallquist
May 28, 2013, 10:59 PM
9
points
101
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Is there any way to avoid Post Narcissism? [with Video link]
diegocaleiro
May 28, 2013, 10:07 PM
8
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : London—Inaugural Practical Session—June 9th
sixes_and_sevens
28 May 2013 13:40 UTC
4
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Requesting advice: Doing Epistemology Right (Warning: Abstract mainstream Philosophy herein)
Carinthium
28 May 2013 13:03 UTC
1
point
70
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: The Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter
Nisan
28 May 2013 6:02 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Transhumanist Fables
Scott Alexander
28 May 2013 1:55 UTC
130
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Bets do not (necessarily) reveal beliefs
Cyan
27 May 2013 20:13 UTC
20
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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